Today's game

Published 4:00 am, Saturday, November 6, 2004

Today's game

Who: Stanford (4-4, 2-3) vs. No. 23 Arizona State (6-2, 3-2)

When: 3:30 p.m.

Where: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz.

TV: FSNBA

Now Playing:

Radio: KNEW (910 AM)

Story line: Stanford has many things to accomplish in this game. The Cardinal need to put a stop to a two-game losing streak, right their struggling offense and try to win a fifth game, which would allow them to surpass last season's victory total. Stanford still needs two wins in its final three games to be bowl eligible, but this is going to be a tough task. Arizona State, which has won five in a row at home, is coming off last week's 27-0 loss to Cal, the first time the Sun Devils have been blanked this season. Senior quarterback Andrew Walter is the No. 2 passer in the Pac-10, throwing for 2,083 yards and 21 touchdowns. He needs one more touchdown pass to match the Pac-10 career mark set by Stanford's John Elway (1979-82). ASU's defense has gotten pretty generous of late. Since allowing 12.8 points a game in the first five weeks of the season, the Sun Devils have allowed 40 ppg in their last three games.

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